Felix Darfour

Felix Darfour or Darfur (c. 1740 – 1822) was a Haitian journalist who founded the newspaper L'eclaireur Haytien. In 1822 he was preparing a petition to the Chamber of Commons, but was arrested, court-martialed and shot before the petition was heard.[1] Felix was born in Darfur, Sudan and was educated in Paris, France.[1]

References

  1. Mackenzie, Charles (1830). Notes on Haiti: Made During a Residence in that Republic. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Darfour.


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